Other Game Cover Species
As well as traditional game cover species such as millet, sorghum, kale and maize, many other species can be used in companion such as jonty, linseed, buckwheat and more, each with their own beneficial properties. Choose from our selection below or get in touch if you can't find what you're looking for.
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Buying from Farm Seeds is simple - choose your items and checkout immediately online with a debit or credit card or apply for a credit account today. We process all account requests within one working day and once approved (we only need to do this once), orders can be placed online in just a couple of clicks. Your goods will be delivered promptly and we'll send an invoice for settlement within 28 days.
If you can't find what you're looking for or just need a bit of a hand, don't hesitate to get in touch by emailing info@farmseeds.co.uk, calling us on 01205 281906 or click here to request or download a catalogue.
White Mustard Seed (Sinapsis alba)
Description
5-7 Day Delivery
Description
- Very easy to establish and grows rapidly providing until the first winter frosts
- Can be sown alone or as a companion to other species
- Ideal early game cover and green manure
Sowing rate: 15kg/ha
Pack quantity
25kg
| Pack | Pack Price | ||
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| 1-4 | £56.00 | £2.24/kg | |
| 5-20 | Save 5% | £53.00 | £2.12/kg |
| 21+ | Save 10% | £50.00 | £2.00/kg |
VITTASSO Brown Mustard Seed (Brassica juncea)
Description
5-7 Day Delivery
Description
- The choice variety for biofumigation
- Reduces wireworm and PCN population
- Suppresses Verticillium wilt and Sclerotinia in potato production
- Winter-hardy, easy to establish, cost-effective
- Also effective as game cover
Sowing rate: 5kg/ha
Pack quantity
5kg
| Pack | Pack Price | ||
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| 1-4 | £48.00 | £9.60/kg | |
| 5-20 | Save 5% | £45.00 | £9.00/kg |
| 21+ | Save 10% | £43.00 | £8.60/kg |
Classic Oil Radish Seed (Raphanus sativus)
Description
5-7 Day Delivery
Description
- Quick growing game cover or green manure crop
- High biomass production
- Quick to establish and suppresses weeds
- Excellent rooting to relieve compaction
- Also effective as a late-sown game cover crop
Sowing rate: 15kg/ha
Pack quantity
25kg
| Pack | Pack Price | ||
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| 1-4 | £86.00 | £3.44/kg | |
| 5-20 | Save 5% | £81.00 | £3.24/kg |
| 21+ | Save 10% | £77.00 | £3.08/kg |
Buckwheat Seed (Fagopyrum esculentum)
Description
5-7 Day Delivery
Description
- Thick, bushy seed-producing plant
- Very fast establishment, effective weed suppressor
- Scavenges phosphates
- Can be used as a companion to oilseed rape to create a protective canopy
Sowing rate: 50kg/ha
Pack quantity
25kg
| Pack | Pack Price | ||
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| 1-4 | £54.00 | £2.16/kg | |
| 5-20 | Save 5% | £51.00 | £2.04/kg |
| 21+ | Save 10% | £48.00 | £1.92/kg |
Dwarf Sunflower Seed
Description
5-7 Day Delivery
Description
- Short stemmed variety
- Frequently sown with kale or as part of a game cover mixture
- Provides better standing ability over conventional sunflowers
Sowing rate: 5kg/ac
Pack quantity
5kg
| Pack | Pack Price | ||
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| 1-4 | £25.00 | £5.00/kg | |
| 5-20 | Save 5% | £23.00 | £4.60/kg |
| 21+ | Save 10% | £22.00 | £4.40/kg |
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Gold of Pleasure Seed (Camelina)
Description
5-7 Day Delivery
Description
- Well suited to poorer and nutrient-deficient soils.
- Fast maturing free-branching plant
- Produces a seed attractive to birds, especially partridges
- Useful mixture for exposed areas combined with triticale, barley and linseed
Sowing rate: 5kg/ac
Pack quantity
10kg
| Pack | Pack Price | ||
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| 1-4 | £55.00 | £5.50/kg | |
| 5-20 | Save 5% | £52.00 | £5.20/kg |
| 21+ | Save 10% | £49.00 | £4.90/kg |
Linseed Seed (Linum usitatissimum)
Description
5-7 Day Delivery
Description
- Very fast establishment
- Tolerates a wide range of soil types
- Effective soil conditioner
- Broken canopy is very attractive to partridges
Sowing rate: 50kg/ha
Pack quantity
25kg
| Pack | Pack Price | ||
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| 1-4 | £70.00 | £2.80/kg | |
| 5-20 | Save 5% | £66.00 | £2.64/kg |
| 21+ | Save 10% | £63.00 | £2.52/kg |
Phacelia Seed (Phacelia tanacetifolia)
Description
5-7 Day Delivery
Description
- Extremely fast-growing catch crop
- Blue flowers attract huge numbers of insects
- Competes well with weeds, very tender to frost
- Large root mass to condition the soil
- Inoculated with rhizobia
Sowing rate: 5kg/ha
Pack quantity
25kg
| Pack | Pack Price | ||
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| 1-4 | £114.00 | £4.56/kg | |
| 5-20 | Save 5% | £108.00 | £4.32/kg |
| 21+ | Save 10% | £102.00 | £4.08/kg |
Quinoa Seed
Description
5-7 Day Delivery
Description
- Capable of shedding up to 1 tonne of seed per acre
- Sheds high protein seed which will help reduce feed bills
- Seeds are highly sought by pheasants, partridges and farmland birds
- Ideal for use with companion crops such as kale or a rape/kale hybrid
Sowing rate: 2kg/ac
Pack quantity
2kg
| Pack | Pack Price | ||
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| 1-4 | £22.00 | £11.00/kg | |
| 5-20 | Save 5% | £20.00 | £10.00/kg |
| 21+ | Save 10% | £19.00 | £9.50/kg |
Spring Triticale Seed
Description
5-7 Day Delivery
Description
- A wheat/rye hybrid cereal providing good cover and feed in marginal low fertility areas where it will thrive with little input
- Useful in situations where maize and millet are not options and where brassica sickness is a problem
- Further important advantages are its ability to withstand rabbit attack, its winter hardiness and good disease resistance
Sowing rate: 150kg/ha
Pack quantity
500kg
| Pack | Pack Price | ||
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| 1-4 | £550.00 | £1.10/kg | |
| 5-20 | Save 5% | £522.00 | £1.04/kg |
| 21+ | Save 10% | £495.00 | £0.99/kg |
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Sunflower Seed (Helianthus annuus)
Description
5-7 Day Delivery
Description
- Standard, tall variety
- Popular game cover species
- Attractive to both game and song birds
- Useful species for environmental schemes and green cover
Sowing rate: 5kg/ac
Pack quantity
20kg
| Pack | Pack Price | ||
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| 1-4 | £70.00 | £3.50/kg | |
| 5-20 | Save 5% | £66.00 | £3.30/kg |
| 21+ | Save 10% | £63.00 | £3.15/kg |
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Texsel Greens Seed (Brassica carinata)
Description
5-7 Day Delivery
Description
- Fast-growing, easy to establish and ideal for suppressing weeds
- Provide frost hardy cover and Ideal for suppressing weeds
- Often used as a patching crop when spring crops have failed
- Treated seed
Sowing rate: 2kg/ac
Pack quantity
2kg
| Pack | Pack Price | ||
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| 1-4 | £39.00 | £19.50/kg | |
| 5-20 | Save 5% | £37.00 | £18.50/kg |
| 21+ | Save 10% | £35.00 | £17.50/kg |
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